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Meanings of reverse hanging in English

A form of torture in which the victim's hands are first tied behind their back, and then he or she is suspended in the air by means of a rope attached to wrists, which most likely dislocates both arms.

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        Examples for "strappado"
        Examples for "strappado"
        1
        But save me from the strappado, from the torment of the rack.
        The Red Axe
        2
        I'd strappado you and then hang you within the next half-hour.
        The Yeoman Adventurer
        3
        I'll uphold you to face Spaniards, strappado, rack, galleys, and all!
        To Have and to Hold
        4
        By my faith, he shall know what the strappado means when I see Versailles again.
        The Refugees / A Tale of Two Continents
        5
        Scarpines and strappado won't lay stone on stone!
        Sir Mortimer: A Novel